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WCHD Encourages Residents To Take Steps Toward Living A Heart Healthy Lifestyle

The Winnebago County Health Department encourages residents to take steps toward living a heart healthy lifestyle and spread awareness about heart health during February for #Hearthealth Awareness Month.


Approximately 1.5 million heart attacks and strokes occur every year in the United States. Controlling for risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking can help to prevent heart attack and stroke.

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